Glove and article holder



Aug. 15, 1939. FULTON 2,169,633

GLOVE A ND ARTICLE HOLDER v Filed July 22, 1936 2 Sheets-Shet 1 A/ZZ iazzm N. FULTON 2,169,633

GLOVE AND ARTICLE HOLDER Aug. 15, 1939.

Filed July 22, 1936 2'Sheets-Shet 2 Patented Aug. 15, 1939 UNlTED STATES PATENT QFFEQE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to attachments for hand bags and more particularly to a glove and article holding means which may be secured to as an attachment to a hand bag.

An object of this invention is to provide in a hand bag means for de-tachably holding articles on the outside of the bag, the device being so constructed as to firmly hold the articles on the bag.

With the foregoing and other objects in view,

. the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and-will be more particularly pointed out in the claim appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section and in separated form of one form, of glove and article holding means. I

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing a pair of article holders secured to a single back.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the form of this invention shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of another form of this invention.

Figure 5 is a front elevation of the holder shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a modification of the holder construction shown in Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a side elevation of a further modification of this invention.

Figure 8 is a front elevation of the holder.

shown in Fig. '7.

Figure 9 is a side elevation of a further modification of this invention.

Figure 10'is a fragmentary sectional view of a modification of theconstruction shown in Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a plan view of the blank used for the front side of the holder embodied in Figures 7, 8, 9 and 10.

Figure 12 is a rear elevation of the blank having the ears bent at right angles to the body and with the securing pin in the ears.

Figure 13 is a fragmentary perspective view of a further modification of this invention.

Figure 14 is a detail perspective view of a modified form of back for certain types of holders.

Figure 15 is a side elevation of a holder-similar to Figs. 4 to 9 inclusive, but with a modified form of attaching means. I

Figure 16 is a perspective view of a further modification of this invention.

Figure 17 isa perspective View of a modification of the holders embodied in Figs. 7 to 9, inclusive.

Referring now to Figure 1 there is shown a yieldable and pivoted glove andarticle holder which is adapted to be fixedly secured to a wall of a bag 19. The holder here shown comprises a relatively rigid back ll provided with a pair of outstanding ears 12 adjacent one end thereof. The holder plate H is adapted to be secured to the wall Ill of the bag by means of bolts '13 and nuts 74 which may be positioned on the inside of the bag, the bolts I3 being extended through holes 13bprovided in the wall of the bag 19. A longitudinally curved yieldable holding member 15 having ears 16 adjacent one end thereof is pivotally secured to the ears I2 by means of a pivot .11. This holder member 75 has a relatively large hole 18 adjacent the free end thereof and the back plate H has a round knob 19 secured thereto which is adapted to engage in the hole I8. The holder bar I5 is of resilient construction and normally the axis of the hole 18 is slightly offset from the axial center of the knob 19 so that the bar I5 will snap onto this knob '59 and be held thereby. A leaf spring 89 has one I end secured to the back or plate H as at 8! and the other end is free. This spring coacts with the resilient holder 15 in firmly holding articles on the bag structure 70.

In Figures 2 and 3 there is disclosed a modification of the holder shown in Figure 1 where the back plate-Ila is made relatively long and is provided with pairs of spaced apart ears 72a and 12b. Resilient holder bars 15a and 15b provided with ears 16a and 15b are pivotally secured to theears 12a and 12b respectively. A pair of spaced apart knobs 19a, and 191) are secured to the bar H a and these resilient holders 15a and 152) are adapted to engage these knobs 19a and 7927 respectively. The bar H a may be secured to a wall I001. of the bag by means of a pair of bolts 13a engaging through the holes 13b and having nuts 14a.

Referring now to Figures 4 and 5 the numeral II5 designates a relatively straight bar which has a pin H5 pivotally secured thereto, the pin I It being secured to a pivot Ill which engages an eye H8 carried by an end of the bar H5. Preferably, there are two of these eyes IIB, one adjacent each side of the bar H5. The bar II5 has a keeper I I9 at the opposite end which. holds the pin II 6. The pin I I5 is yieldably held in the keeper H9 by an extension I29 formed integral with the pin IIB. A yieldable article holding member I2I provided with ears I22 at one end th'ereofand pivotal members I23 integral with the ears I22 is pivotally secured to cars I24 carried by the bar I I5 at the end adjacent the keeper I I9. The holder I2I has a hole I25 in its free end and a knob I26 secured to the bar H5 engages in this hole I25 and serves as a locking means for holding the yieldable member l2I in operative position. A spring I21 has one end thereof secured to the bar I I5 and the other end of the spring is, free. The intermediate portion of the spring I2! is outwardly offset so that this spring I 21 will coact with the holder I2I in yieldably holding the articles in the device.

In Figure 6 there is shown a holder similar to the embodiment in Figures 4 and 5 but in this embodiment the yieldable holder I2Ia which is pivotally secured to the plate II5a in the same manner as the holder I2I shown in Figure 4 is provided with a split free end portion as shown at I28. By providing a split portion I28 the opening for the knob I260 may be relatively smaller than the diameter of the knob.

InFigure'lthere is shown a further embodiment of this detachable holder and this holder comprises a bar or back plate I29 having a pin I30 pivotally secured thereto. A keeper I3I is carried by the bar I29 and holds the pin I39 in locked position. A longitudinally curved holder number I32 is disposed on the front side of the plate I29 and at one end is provided with a hole I33 in which a knob I34 is received. The holder I32 has a split portion I35 as shown in Figure 8. The holder I32 has opposed ears I36 at a point spaced upwardly from the lower end thereof and a flexible strap I3I at one end is looped about a pin I38 extending through the ears I36. The other end of the strap I3'I is looped'at I3'Ic through an opening provided in the bar I29 at its lower end. Preferably, this strap I31 is of elastic construction so as to yieldably compress the articles secured between the bar I32 and the back or body I29.

In Figure 9 there is shown a holder similar to that shown in Figures 7 and 8 this holder including a pin I 30a pivotally secured to a relatively rigid body I28a and engaging a keeper I3Ia. A holder member I32a engages aknob I34L and a flexible. strap I3'Ia is secured to returned lugs I39 integral with the holder member I32a and to returned lugs I40 integral with the body I29a. An ornament I4I may be secured to the outer face of the holder member 132a adjacent the lower portion thereof.

In Figure 10 there is shown a further method of securing the flexible strap embodied in Figures 7 and 9. In this figure the back plate I291) has an outwardly offset portion I42 and the outer holder member I32b has an inwardly offset portion I43. The flexible strap I3'Ib is looped through these two offset portions I42 and I43. In Figures 11 and 12 there is disclosed a blank form of holder for the type shown in Figures 7 and 8. With slight modification this blank form may be used for the holder member I32a shown in Figure 9.

Figure 13 shows a holder similar to the holder embodied in Figs. 4 and 5, but in this form, the back II5b is secured at its upper end to the outside of a frame member F of the handbag in substantially the center of the frame F. The pivoted clamping member I2Ib engages a ball I26b secured to the back II5b, and the spring I2Ib coacts with the clamping member I2Ib in firmly holding the gloves or other articles on the device.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that a glove and article holding means has been disclosed which may be detachably secured to the present constructions of hand bags. These holders are adapted to yieldably secure gloves or other articles to the outside of a bag in a manner whereby the articles are readily available for instant use.

In Figure 14 there is disclosed a modified form of attaching means for certain types of holders, particularly the types shown at "II, H5, I29, and I29a, which comprises a relatively rigid back member I44 provided with threaded studs I45 which are adapted to be projected through a wall of the hand bag. Nuts I46 are threaded onto the studs I45 on the inside of the bag for firmly securing the bag I44 on the outside of the bag. One end of the bar I44 may be provided with ears 39a to receive a pintle or pivotal means, and a yieldable member 49a may be secured to the side of the bar I44 to coact with the pivoted clamping member in holding gloves or other articles within the holder.

The holders shown in Figs. 4 to 9 inclusive may be attached to the bag by the means shown in Fig. 15, where the back H50 is provided with tangs I4'I adjacent each end which are adapted to be projected through the material of the bag and bent over on the inside of the bag. These tangs I4'I may be attached to the back H50 in any suitable manner, as by soldering, or may be made integral with the back I I50 if desired.

In Fig. 16 there is shown a type of holder similar to the types embodied in Figs. 4 to 9 inclusive, and this holder is adapted to have the back 511 attached at its upper end to the outerside of the frame F of the bag.

Figure 17 shows a further modification of this. invention, wherein the back 58 is adapted to be attached to the bag by any suitable means, and this back II5e is provided with a pair of chains I48 which are secured to thelower end of the back II5e. A plate or front member I2Ie is provided with a pair of spaced apart holes I256 in a selected one of which the ball I266 secured to the bar N52 is adapted to engage The 0pposite ends of the chains I48 are secured to the lower end of the front member I2Ie, and by the use of these chains I48 andv the front member If2Ie the size of the loop formed by the chains maybe changed at will so that thegloves or articles will be firmly held within the holder irrespective of the size of the bundle formed thereby.

What is claimed is:

A glove and article holder comprising a relatively stiff back member, means securing said back member on a support, a longitudinally bent resilient article holding member swingably secured at one end to an end of said back member, said article holding member having a relatively large opening in the opposite end thereof, a 1ongitudinally bent spring fixedly secured at one end to said back member and having the opposite end thereof free and frictionally engaging the adjacent side of said back member, that portion of said spring intermediate the ends thereof being offset from the adjacent side of said back member, and a spherical locking member fixed to the opposite end of said back member and engageable in said opening to releasably hold said article holding member in closed position, the resiliency of said article holding member normally holding the free end thereof, in closed position between said back member and said looking member,

NELL FULTON. 

